diff --git a/DataFormats/Headers/include/Headers/DataHeader.h b/DataFormats/Headers/include/Headers/DataHeader.h
index 965ac7131ecea..be1008eea8c7f 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Headers/include/Headers/DataHeader.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Headers/include/Headers/DataHeader.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <climits>
 #include <limits>
+#include <cerrno>
 
 namespace o2::header
 {